On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:03:11 GMT, HFguy wrote:

David wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:05:11 +0000, weatherall
wrote:


I'm curious about what everyone in this newsgroup considers as their
best shortwave receiver. Mainly I'd like to know if there is a
tendency for using portables vs. so-called desktop receivers. My best
radio is a Sony ICF SW7600GR, and at this time, I only have portable
radios.

The R-390A is without a doubt the best SWL receiver I've ever had for
pulling in difficult signals. It costs a fortune to operate one,
however.

How does the sensitivity of the R-390A above 15-Mhz compare with modern
receivers?
During the killer 1990 solar max I was getting 26 MHz Auxilliary
Broadcast links from the upper Midwest reliably in Houston all day
long. I also remember listening to Iceland on 21 Mhz every Saturday,
coming in like a local.

A tube radio can be extremely quiet.